SEA WORLD

Successful fully autonomous navigation of large, high-speed, coastal ferry in northern Kyushu seen leading to improved safety

The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has appointed Captain Kuba Szymanski as the new Chair of the board of the 200-year-old UK maritime charity, following the retirement of Peter McEwen MBE MNM. Capt. Szymanski is Secretary-General for InterManager, the international trade association for the ship and crew management sector, and has a well-deserved reputation for advocating for seafarers – often bringing his personal experience as a merchant navy officer into play. 

TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TNP), a leading crude, product and LNG tanker operator, today announced the delivery of the 174,000cbm LNG carrier “TENERGY” in South Korea and immediate charter to a major end-user.

Established in 1991, Franman has since become a leading European Trading House that provides the highest level of diversified services to the shipping industry.


The company “STAVROS KASSIDIARIS S.A.”, believing in the equal supply of both genders at work, demonstrates in practice its belief in employing a large number of women in all sectors of activity which corresponds at the 30% of its potential.

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on January 7, through a subsidiary, it signed a long-term charter contract for six newbuilding LNG carriers with CNOOC Gas & Power Singapore Trading & Marketing Pte. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

MSC CEO Soren Toft highlighted the importance of working together to achieve net decarbonisation in a keynote digital speech at DNV’s ‘Fuel of the Future Conference’ on 11 January, as part of the annual Nor-Shipping convention.

A new exciting venture combining a dry bulk operator and a pool has launched in Athens, backed by a range of blue-chip market participants.